Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-29
PLEADING FOR THE BOYS.
A rhlIanthropio Boston Clergyman "i"'
flying Victory.


flying Victory. -.
1hore "a one of our Churches
won't do, for reasons OF 't'ic' 10 'ei'
which church it is--that has an entry
way mr. yostibulo. with flight OF stone
stems. which is found very convenieh.
by small street urchins, newsboys ana
tho like to rcst in. to fall asleep III
somotmes. and, horrible to relate! 10
crack pcanuts in. Tho Liter OF shci's
left by this juvonilo congregation "'S
tho occa sion of terror and disgust &c
tho honoreJ sexton OF tho chllrch' ="
person of rather set not'ons, VINO pr"
coeded TO tlko tho ncce 'sary steps U"
clc,r the vestibulc of tho nuisance
d,ivinc tho boys away and warning
them with dire threats never to CONT
again.
lthappcned, however. to tho sexton
rr,ut astonshment. that the pastor Oh
the church showed disposition to SD
with tho boys. lie Liked to tlnd the III,
tlc follows there; he like to think OF
thc church over which ho minstcrcu
proyidin" ~ safe harlor. with noihinS
in it of evil influence or surgost'nh' lol
these human waits. Somehow tho OLD
church seemed to be. in his mind. tut
filling tho purpose for which it wa
DESIGNED when 1t sheltered from the
winl tho street boys with lis old wall
In the winter. or cooled and rcste'
their hot and weary bodies with 1t
dark stones in the summer. Tho MN
| ister talked to them somc ines. ant
felt that the T. rcsorting there gave HIN.
n SORT of friendly hold upon them.
SO he protested with the sexton.
&c ,u.dn't YOU come around once II
awhile after the boys have been ther
and sweep the steps ollP' the pastoi
,cnturcd to ask.
Sweep the stops of for the benefit
those young hoodlums! The scxtoi
managed TO restrain his emotions, bu
with difficulty. No; he thought i
would be quite impossible for him t.
keep tho steps clear of the rubbish
that those boys loft there. 1t was to-
much to ask. and. as the matter was
the condition of the steps was scan
dial to the church. He proposed that I
railing or some other means be pro
vided that would effcctual y shut OH
the inter'opers.
1t was the minister's turn to be stub
born. lie minated that the boys
should have Il chance to come there IL
long us he remained pastor OF Tho
church. lie asserted his authority
The sexton appealed from the decision
of the pastor to the governing commit
tee of the church. There the matter
was argued; and in spite of the pastor
appeal in the boys behalf. and his i'll
sistonce that their habit of resorting Il
the church steps might give him IN op
portunity to do much good, the com
mittee thought moro of tho churcl
steps than they did of the boys, AM
decided the dispute in the sections ia
vor, nstructing him to drive the boy
away and take the necessary steps t
keep mem away.
Then there was n ministerial crisi
right away. The pastor appealed til
matter to the church. A meet mr. wa
held. and the question considered in al
is bearings. The pastor pleaded til
ease almost with tears in his eyes. an,
certainly with humanity in his heart
He carriol the day. and was triumph
anlly sustained by the church. AM
now, it is SAID. y"u may find plenty q
boys. almost any day. lingering aroun
the steps of the church resting and Cos
sping, but few peanut shells. As tn
minister's particular friends they d
not hctray his confidence in thcm.-
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